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Caranguillas Destination Guide

Delve into Caranguillas in Bolivia

Caranguillas in the region of Oruro is a city in Bolivia - some 245 mi or ( 394 km ) West of Sucre , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Caranguillas

Current time in Caranguillas is now 11:07 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/La Paz " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Uncaliri, Putre, Iquique, Gutijane, and Cortacollo. While being here, make sure to check out Uncaliri . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Caranguillas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Cerro Capurata

Cerro Capurata is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia and Chile. It has a height of 5990 metres.

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Located at -18.42 -69.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Bolivia–Chile border, International mountains of South America, Mountains of Chile, Mountains of Oruro Department

Wallatiri

Wallatiri (Aymara, hispanicized spellings Guallatiri, Guallatire) is one of the most active volcanoes in northern Chile. It is just west of the border with Bolivia and at the southwestern end of the Nevados de Quimsachata. It is a symmetrical 6,071 m (19,918 feet = 3.7723 miles) high ice-clad stratovolcano. Wallatiri is capped by a central dacitic dome or lava complex, with the active vent at its southern side.

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Located at -18.42 -69.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Mountains of Chile, Stratovolcanoes of Chile, Volcanoes of Arica y Parinacota Region

Guallatiri, Chile

Guallatiri, Guallatire is one of the most active volcanoes in northern Chile. It is just west of the border with Bolivia and at the southwestern end of the Nevados de Quimsachata. It is a symmetrical 6,071 m (19,918 feet = 3.7723 miles) high ice-clad stratovolcano. Wallatiri is capped by a central dacitic dome or lava complex, with the active vent at its southern side. The volcano featured in the Bolivia Special episode of the British TV Show, Top Gear.

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Located at -18.42 -69.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Mountains of Chile, Stratovolcanoes of Chile, Volcanoes of Arica y Parinacota Region

Nevados de Quimsachata

Nevados de Quimsachata (hispanicized) or Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three, Pukina chata mountain, "three mountains", also spelled Kimsachata, also hispanicized Quimsa Chata), is a 8 km -long volcanic complex on a north-south alignment along the border between Bolivia and Chile, overseeing Chungara Lake. It contains three peaks, all stratovolcanoes.

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Located at -18.38 -69.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Complex volcanoes, Stratovolcanoes of Chile, Volcanoes of Arica y Parinacota Region, Volcanoes of Oruro Department